en arrière
adverb (or adjective)
en ar·rière
\äⁿnȧryeer\
Definition of en arrière
1 heraldry : from the back an eagle proper en arrière
2 ballet : toward the back : backward —used of a movement or of the execution of a step a glissade en arrière
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Origin and Etymology of en arrière
French, behind, backward, in arrears
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